Hurricane Rina now Category 1 storm

Hurricane Rina expected to make landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

October 26, 2011

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WRITTEN BY: Janelle Vreeland

Hurricane Rina

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Hurricane Rina has weakened to a Category 1 storm.

CNN reports that Hurricane Rina, previously a Category 2 storm, has weakened significantly, making it a Category 1 storm. Originally, Hurricane Rina was expected to reach Category 3 status before making landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun on Thursday.

As of 12:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Rina's maximum sustained winds dropped to 85 mph and it was 190 miles south-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico.